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`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
Just a follow-up on my restoration. A few updates. First sorry about the missing Photobucket links. I'll try to get those repaired. I had an old o...
9 years agoRe-gluing loose wrap - glass sparkle
One of the seams is lifted on a Slingerland bass drum project that I'm working on. [IMG]http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu188/mschmitz57/Red%20Sli...
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
I'm not wild about the Gauger rim mount. Too big and ugly. Thinking about trying a Pearl Optimount.
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
Finished the 12" tom and 16" floor tom. Bass drum going to be a little more work. [IMG]http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu188/mschmitz57/Slingerla...
10 years agoBass drum cymbal mount
I've got a Slingerland bass drum with the cymbal mount but I'm missing the the "L" shaped arm / tilter rod assembly. I thought I might be able to repl...
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
All hardware cleaned and polished and in amazingly nice condition. New Remo heads arrived via Fedex. Will begin reassembling the toms this weekend. [...
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
From Gerald Sterken...
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
I tried Mequires PlastX plastic polish tonight and it really worked great at eliminating the haze and restoring the clarity to the clear finish. They...
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
From blairndrums...
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
From Matt M...
10 years ago`65 Slingerland Kit restoration
I've been wanting a vintage Slingerland kit for gigging and finally bit the bullet. I've always been partial to Red Glitter because my first drum kit...
10 years agoRadio King re-wrap color question
I've got a couple questions regarding wrap colors. Just for a fun winter project, I bought a nice old 50's RK snare shell that has had the wrap remov...
11 years agoRemoving dark stain from Radio King (inside)
I like buying old Radio King snare shells for cheap and making them players again. Probably a loosing proposition. I recently picked up my 3rd shell a...
11 years agoSealing Mahogany Before Wrapping
Excellent. I will buy a can. Thanks, Mark
12 years agoSealing Mahogany Before Wrapping
I found a quart can of MinnWax "Sanding Sealer" that I've been using. I think it's just thinned-down poly or shellac. Looks like it will work just fin...
12 years ago